Liberty Earns 4th Seed for Big South Women's Tennis Championship

The Liberty Lady Flames recorded a 6-3 conference record and have been tabbed the No. 4 seed for the upcoming Big South Conference Women's Tennis Championship. The Lady Flames will face No. 5 seed Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive season on Thursday at 10 a.m. in Rock Hill, S.C., at the Winthrop Memorial Courts.

In the 2012 championship, Coastal Carolina downed Liberty 4-0 to advance to the semifinals. Earlier this season, the Lady Flames routed the Chanticleers, 6-1, at the Hershey Tennis Courts.

The Winthrop Eagles earned the No. 1 seed for the third year in a row after capturing the Big South regular-season championship with a perfect 9-0 ledger in conference clashes. Charleston Southern finished the year with just one loss and eight wins in Big South play to claim the No. 2 position. Campbell notched a 6-3 league mark and garnered the No. 3 seed after earning the tiebreaker over the Lady Flames.